The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-22
non,n Jersey notes.

Cape May city Will be lighted the coming
season by fifty electric lights at a cost ofabout
5000
Gridgeton's City Council donated the q. \.
Il. Post, OF that city, 40 towards defraying the
Decoration Day expenses.
In the first cast of the large seine al the
Gloucester fishery on Tuesday two shad and
about geo herring were caught.
The patrons OF Pitman Grove held a union
in the Third street NJ Z. church, Camden
lastnight, Friend Updegraif, of Ohio, deliver.
ed anaddress.
Its believed that sufficient stock Will be
subscribed this week to authorize a new Ma
tional bank at Glassboro, which Is now becom-
ing n busy manufacturing centre.
| The store at Rio Grande Cape May county,
/ belonging to J, NJ. Ireland & Co. was destroyed
/ by fire on sunday together with its stock of
| general merchandise The origin of the lire Is
unknown.
| One hundred and twenty young men be
/ tween the ages of fourteen and twenty years
4 took the pledge before Rev. Father Mccor-
/ mack, OF st. MarY's Catholic church, GleuceS-
Ter city, last sunday night.
| Another branch of the Woman's Christian
/ Temperance Union has been organized in
| Camden. with Mrs Jennie Tucker President;
Mrs Sayres, Vice President: Mrs. j. Hall, see
! retaly. and Mrs. Hous. Treasurer
The Cape Nay County Court viii con
! senc next Tuesday. A large number of wit
ncsses have been -nbpenaed In the cases Of
/ the liquor dealers of Cape May City, who
| are charged with violations OF the liquor
/ laws.
| Warrants were served on j. Warren Miller,
/ Il nidgeton grocer, and " iliam Ii. Cawman,
| a storekecperat Newport, on Tuesday for sell
| ing oleomargarinc. State Inspector Fande-
| grift i the complainant. The warrants We're
made returnabIe next Tuesday Dcfore Justice
OF Peace +. p. Riley in Bridgcton.
squire John Gouldy, OF Atlantic City, on
Friday imposed iine of Sie' and costs upon
John -chwinghammer Mayor of Egg IiarboI
] City, for selling oleomargarine in violation OF
/ the statute. Mayor >chwinghammer Is q gro
Ger, and failed 10 furnish with his artificial
/ dairy products the printed label required by
1 law.
I Luther Iatcman, Jr. ana Willis stiles two
/ we'll known residents OF Downe Tow nship,
/ Cumberland county, have been arrested ON
charges of bribery AT the last election and
/ held in sl5Od bail for trial The Law ana order
society brought the prosecution through Law
/ yer Frank {. smith, the Prohibition orator
/ ana il is stated that several morn case. will
/ follow
Vt the ssni-annna meeting of the West Jer-
! scy Game Protective society in camden cn
/ Wednesday the Treasurer reported balance
! of SOL ~ with receipts nj SHE and di~bursc-
ments at sssi2 70 The Game Committee re-
! ported having liberated 1907 quail and Agent
PIatt stated that he had made IS arrests. The
Directors were requested to procure more as
sistance for the enforcement OF the laws II
was decided in the future 10 give more quaii
to farmers for liberation.
Captain George Morgan, OF Mantua. e'iouccs-
ter county, died suddenly on Tuesday after
noon while on his way ont OF Mantua creek,
bound for Philadelphia. The deceased was
helping pole his boat ont of the creek when he
complained of feeling i'll, and, calling the deck
hands, told them he was going TO die. lie cx-
PRED soon afterwards, The body was taken
to Nantua and Coroner McGeorgc OF Wood
bury, held view, deciding that death was
caused by heart disease.
At the meeting of the Directors OF the Wood
bury National Bank on Tuesday o. q. Green,
the wealthy patent medicine manufacturer,
was elected President The promoters OF the
new bank desired 20 secure the property OF
Postmaster Abbott on the main street OPP
posite the new county building. They offered
Mr.. Abbot $1,000 for it, but he asked $4,000.
c. q. Green learned of the situation and
directed his agent to purchase the property at
its owners price, which he did. This move he
is supposed 10 have made in the interest of the
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